Some friends and I got together for a combined Fat Tuesday potluck and Oscar-watching party last Sunday, engaging in a spirited red carpet dress review while feasting on spicy crawfish, onion and jalapeño cornbread, vegetarian jambalaya, shrimp and sausage gumbo over brown rice, and bananas foster. I made the cornbread using a recipe from Veganomicon [...]

The East Village’s Momofuku bakery & milk bar sounds like a Zen haven for cute Japanese dairy-based desserts, but do not be fooled. The food is unapologetically American, from chocolate chip cheese cake and brownie pie dispensed in ridiculously large slices to cereal milk soft serve. And Zen ambience? Not even close. The place has [...]

Women for Hire held its annual job fair today at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers in Midtown. From the look of the wraparound line to get in, you’d think it was providing more than free resume critiques. Posted via email from corinna’s posterous

I just started taking an online class on freelance writing. The instructor wrote an article a while back called “Chasing the Perfect Taco Up the California Coast.” I can tell this is going to be a good class.

Yesterday I watched the first episode of Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse on Hulu, a drama in which the heroine Echo’s memories are regularly expunged and recreated by a secret organization. The process allows Echo to forget painful experiences in her past. But in forgetting life’s most painful lessons, she loses knowledge that could help prevent future [...]

I enjoy good food, and as readers of my blog know, I enjoy reliving good food by writing about it. But what happens when a meal at a restaurant disappoints? Do I write nothing, so that the offender gets zero publicity from me? Do I write a short warning, so that others don’t waste their [...]

via threadless.com I found this t-shirt design online and love it: “I Am Shy But You Can Reach Me” – Abstract, Nature T-shirt by Sarah Musi Plus, I thought it would be a good way to test out my new Posterous bookmarklet button. Posted via web from corinna’s posterous

I remember walking down the street in recent years and catching a distinctive yet inexplicable whiff of something like donuts or maple syrup. In the era post 9/11, mysterious smells in New York can be a cause for alarm, and plenty of people called in to report this one. After the city did its own [...]

Whenever I’m in New York City’s Chinatown, I can’t resist stopping by Tai Pan Bakery for one of their soft and sweet raisin twist breads. The bakery is easy to find, right on Canal Street between Mulberry and Mott, with purple lettering in the window and a constantly shifting sea of people inside. Don’t be intimidated by [...]